Amazon said it plans to prepare up to 100,000 learners a year for skilled jobs by the end of 2028 through 25 modular training centers near its data centers, part of a $1 billion-plus, five-year Built Together commitment.
An employer coalition’s new report projects about 1.7 million skilled-trades openings a year through 2035 and says training produces about 55 workers for every 100 needed. Georgia is one of nine states it lists where demand outpaces supply.
Private data-center construction spending ran at a $75.2 billion annual rate in July, up 57% from a year earlier, while overall construction spending fell. Nonresidential specialty trade contractors added about 86,000 jobs over the year to August.
One in five workers in a CNBC|SurveyMonkey poll said AI has them considering trade or manual work, but only 3% said they were already switching. Survey intentions are not the same as completed career changes.
A national agreement announced September 28 lets eligible SMART union members who complete an ITI apprenticeship receive up to 56 transfer credits toward Rowan University's online B.A. in construction management.
A World Economic Forum report published September 24 says practical 'maker' skills in construction, operations and resource handling account for almost half of global employment, and that employers struggle to recruit and credential them.
